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	<title><![CDATA[Don't Expect Obama Election to Improve Media Diversity Just Yet]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-deggans/dont-expect-obama-electio_b_148821.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>A long time ago, I heard a TV critic talk about how most media follows society, they do not lead it. </p>

<p>What that means, is because outlets such as television depend on the purchase of advertisements, they must offer content that both the advertiser AND the viewer find compelling and appropriate. And you can guess how particular the CEOs of companies such as McDonald's and Coke are about the value of their brand name.</p>

<p>Movies -- and, in the same vein,...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Media]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2009-01-05T05:12:00-05:00</date_published>
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